Acupuncturation device

ABSTRACT

An acupuncturation device comprising a stick-shaped member having a grip portion and a free-rotating wheel, provided with a plurality of pointed teeth on its entire periphery and arranged at one end of said stick, running of said wheel on the skin of a human being having an analgesic action according to the principles of acupuncture.

United States Patent Inventor Appl. No.

Filed Patented Assignee Priority Pietro Orlandini Vellertrl, Italy792.302

Jan. 21, 1969 July 6, 1971 Rotodolor s.r.l. Milan, Italy ,Ian. 23, 1968Italy ACUPUNCTURATION DEVICE 2 Claims, 5 Drawing Figs.

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Primary Examiner-Channing L. Pace Attorneys-Gordon W. Hueschen andHueschen and Kurlandsky ABSTRACT: An acupuncturation device comprising astickshaped member having a grip portion and a free-rotating wheel,provided with a plurality of pointed teeth on its entire periphery andarranged at one end of said stick, running of said wheel on the skin ofa human being having an analgesic action according to the principles ofacupuncture.

PATENTEU JUL 6 I971 P/7'@O Mill/00$ INVENTOR BY M W ATTORNEYSACUPUNCTURATION DEVICE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present inventionrelates to an acupuncturation device. The beneficial effects which canbe obtained in the pain treatment by means of acupuncture are wellknown.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is toprovide an inexpensive device of extremely easy use so as to bringacupuncture and its beneficial effects within everybodys reach.

Thus, by means of the device of the instant invention, it will bepossible to carry out such a pain treatment also to persons having nomedical knowledge at all, upon themselves or others.

The acupuncturation device according to the present invention comprisesa stick-shaped member having a grip portion and a free-rotating wheel,provided with a plurality of pointed teeth on its entire periphery andarranged at one end of said stick.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING The acupuncturation device will now bedescribed in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, showinga preferred embodiment thereof, and in which:

FIG. 1 is an elevational view of the device, approximately in full-sizescale;

FlG. 1A is a cross-sectional view of the grip portion of the device,taken along line A-A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged scale plan view of the toothed wheel;

FIG. 3 is a partially sectioned elevational view of the closing coveraccompanying the device, approximately in full size scale; and

FIG. 4 is an enlarged scale longitudinal sectional exploded view of thewheel-support unit.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to the figures ofthe accompanying drawing, the acupuncturation device according to thepresent invention comprises a stick 1, preferably made of plastics,having an upper portion 2 of circular cross-sectional area and taperingtoward the end so as to form a neck, a lower grip portion 3 having arounded quadrangular cross-sectional shape so as to make grasp easier(see FIG. 1A) and a bottom end cap 4.

Into the neck end portion of stick 1 a bushing 5 is inserted, providedwith an end flange 6, forming the end upper wall of stick I, as well aswith outer indented areas 7 adapted to make easier the incorporation ofbushing 5, the same also being preferably made of plastics, into stickI, preferably when said stick 1 is still in the curing stage.

Bushing 5 has also a blind hole 8 opening at the center of said upperend flange '6, into which the stem 9 of a stationary pin 10, alsopreferably made of plastics, is pressure inserted; said pin 10 has arounded head 11, under which there is a collar l2 acting as the axisaround which a wheel 13 is freely rotatable. Said wheel 13 is preferablymade of metal and is provided with a plurality of pointed teeth 14 alongits entire periphery.

The device of the present invention is accompanied by a hollow closingcover 15, also preferably made of plastics, threading as a sheath on thetapered neck portion 2, going down as much as possible and covering thewheel 13, when the device is being not used.

Operation of the above disclosed device is extremely simple. Havinggrasped the device at its grip portion 3, the user causes wheel 13 torun on the skin at the aching part, under a light pressure. As aconsequence of the rotation of said wheel 13, points of its teeth 14make a sequence of skin prickings on the interested area so as todevelop a pain-treating action according to the principles ofacupuncture.

lclaim:

l. A device for acupuncturation which comprises an elongated mem erprovided with a gnp portion and with an axial opening at one end of saidelongated member; a pin having a head, a stem, and a collar on the stemat the juncture of the stem with the head, the stem being fixedlymounted in the axial opening of said elongated member; and

a free rotatable wheel having pointed teeth around the periphery thereofrotatably mounted on said collar so that the plane of said wheel issubstantially normal to the longitudinal axis of said elongated member.

2. The device in accordance with claim 1 wherein a bushing having acentral opening and an outwardly extending circular flange is secured insaid axial opening and the stem of said pin is fixedly mounted in thecentral opening of said bushing.

1. A device for acupuncturation which comprises an elongated memberprovided with a grip portion and with an axial opening at one end ofsaid elongated member; a pin having a head, a stem, and a collar on thestem at the juncture of the stem with the head, the stem being fixedlymounted in the axial opening of said elongated member; and a freerotatable wheel having pointed teeth around the periphery thereofrotatably mounted on said collar so that the plane of said wheel issubstantially normal to the longitudinal axis of said elongated member.2. The device in accordance with claim 1 wherein a bushing having acentral opening and an outwardly extending circular flange is secured insaid axial opening and the stem of said pin is fixedly mounted in thecentral opening of said bushing.